Publications by authors named "Ruolin Mao"

Purpose: Early embryo arrest is characterized by premature termination of development in preimplantation embryos. Human subcortical maternal complex (SCMC) is a protein complex that is specifically expressed in mammalian oocytes and early embryos and is essential for embryonic cell division. Peptidyl arginine deiminase 6 (PADI6) is proven to be a member of SCMC.

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Introduction: Previous studies have established a link between gut microbiota and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), but little is known about their precise causal relationship. Therefore, this study aims to explore whether there are precise causal relationships between gut microbiota and PCOS.

Material And Methods: We performed a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis.

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Pannexin1 (PANX1) is a highly glycosylated membrane channel-forming protein, which has been found to implicate in multiple physiological and pathophysiological functions. Variants in the PANX1 gene have been reported to be associated with oocyte death and recurrent in vitro fertilization failure. In this study, we identified a novel heterozygous PANX1 variant (NM_015368.

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Recryopreservation (recryo) is occasionally applied in clinical, while the underlying mechanism of impaired clinical outcomes after recryo remains unclear. In this study, frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles of single blastocyst transfer in an academic reproductive medicine center were enrolled. According to the number of times blastocysts experienced cryopreservation, they were divided into the cryopreservation (Cryo) group and the Recryo group.

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Purpose: Asthma is a highly heterogeneous disease. Metabolomics plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis and development of asthma. The main aims of our study were to explore the underlying mechanism of asthma and to identify novel biomarkers through metabolomics approach.

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Background: Primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) is often related to adverse neonatal outcomes. But it's currently controversial whether pSS has an adverse effect on female fertility and clinical pregnancy condition. More importantly, it's unclear regarding the role of pSS in oocyte and embryonic development.

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Objective: Multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella (MMAF) is characterized by abnormal flagellar phenotypes, which is a particular kind of asthenoteratozoospermia. Previous studies have reported a comparable intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcome in terms of fertilization rate and clinical pregnancy rate in patients with MMAF compared with those with no MMAF; however, others have conflicting opinions. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes in individuals with MMAF are still controversial and open to debate.

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Previous studies investigating the relationship between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary ovarian failure (POF) generated conflicting results. To data, no mendelian randomization study has been applied to examine this association. In this study, genetic instruments for exposure (SLE) were selected from a GWAS study with 5201 cases and 9066 noncases.

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Background: Transient receptor potential (TRP) ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) could mediate ozone-induced lung injury. Optic Atrophy 1 (OPA1) is one of the significant mitochondrial fusion proteins. Impaired mitochondrial fusion, resulting in mitochondrial dysfunction and ferroptosis, may drive the onset and progression of lung injury.

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Objectives: This study aims to explore the relationship between the severity of asthma and neutrophils and related oxidative stress-associated molecules in peripheral blood and induced sputum.

Methods: A total of 67 subjects were included in this study, namely, 25 patients with severe asthma and 42 patients with non-severe asthma. Clinical data, induced sputum and peripheral blood were collected.

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Purpose: The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is the most common causative gene attributed to congenital obstructive azoospermia (OA). The aim of this study was to conduct an epidemiological survey of congenital OA patients, to screen for CFTR mutations, and to follow their pregnancy outcomes in assisted reproductive technology (ART).

Methods: This cohort study enrolled congenital OA patients undergoing ART and whole-exome sequencing from January 2018 to September 2023.

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Purpose: The progression of an abnormal inflammatory response plays a crucial role in the lung function decline of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Compared to serum biomarkers, inflammatory biomarkers in induced sputum would be a more reliable reflection of inflammatory processes in the airways.

Patients And Methods: A total of 102 COPD participants were divided into a mild-to-moderate group (FEV1%pred≥ 50%, n=57) and a severe-to-very-severe group (FEV1%pred<50%, n=45).

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Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is often associated with adverse reproductive outcomes. But it's currently unclear regarding the role of SLE in oocyte and embryonic development. Also, it's controversial whether SLE has an adverse effect on fertility.

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Objective: To investigate the impact of recryopreservation on embryo viability and the outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF) by comparison with single cryopreservation. There is a lack of consensus and reliable evidence regarding the impact of recryopreservation techniques on human embryos, particularly with respect to embryo viability and IVF outcomes.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Purpose: To investigate the prognostic value of quantitative analysis of CT among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by quantifying the fibrosis extent and to attempt to provide precise medium-long term prognostic predictions for individual patients.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study that included 95 IPF patients in Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. 64 patients firstly diagnosed with IPF from 2009 to 2015 was included as the derivation cohort.

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The current asthma therapies are inadequate for many patients with severe asthma. Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) is a naturally-occurring redox cofactor and nutrient that can exert a multitude of physiological effects, including anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects. We sought to explore the effects of PQQ on allergic airway inflammation and reveal the underlying mechanisms.

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Background: Early diagnosis and proper management of a large number of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are great challenges for the Chinese health care system. Although tiered medical services have been promoted by the Chinese government since 2015, they have not been ideally implemented for COPD diagnosis and management.

Patients And Methods: We designed a cross-sectional study.

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It remains unclear whether carbon content in airway macrophages (AM) can predict personal short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) air pollution and its respiratory health effects. We aimed to evaluate the pathway from personal PM exposure to adverse respiratory outcomes through AM carbon content. We designed a longitudinal panel study with 3 scheduled follow-ups among 113 non-smoking patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Shanghai, China, from April 2017 to January 2019.

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Background: Previous studies have shown that lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (DClps) might induce tolerance in autoimmune and cancer models , whereas it remains unclear whether DClps could play a role in allergic disease model. Herein, we aimed to elucidate the potential effects of DClps on OVA-sensitized/challenged airway inflammation in a mouse model, which may help facilitate the application of specific tolerogenic dendritic cells (tolDC) in allergic asthma in the future.

Methods: The phenotype and function of immature DC (DCia), DClps or IL-10-activated-DC (DC10) were determined.

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that mainly causes dementia. It is a serious threat to the health of the global elderly population. Considerable money and effort has been invested in the development of drug therapy for AD worldwide.

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Unlabelled: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly heterogeneous disease, and metabolomics plays a hub role in predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine (PPPM) related to COPD. This study thus aimed to reveal the role of induced sputum metabolomics in predicting COPD severity. In this pilot study, a total of 20 COPD patients were included.

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Background: Mounting evidence, consistent with our previous study, showed that γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABAAR) played an indispensable role in airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion in asthma. Monocyte chemotactic protein-inducing protein 1 (MCPIP1) was a key negative regulator of inflammation. Recent studies showed that inflammation was largely suppressed by enhanced MCPIP1 expression in many inflammatory diseases.

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Airway dendritic cells (DCs) are recognized as important factors in the mechanisms of allergic inflammatory diseases. Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) is involved in regulating the functions of T cells and macrophages, but the roles of SOCS3-expressing DCs in the pathogeneses of allergic inflammatory diseases are still controversial. We compared the effects of adoptively transferred SOCS3 and SOCS3 bone marrow-derived DCs (BMDCs) on airway inflammation in ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized asthmatic mice.

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Background: Glucocorticoid (GC) insensitivity is an important feature of severe and fatal asthma. Oxidative stress can induce phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) activation, contributing to the development of GC insensitivity in chronic airway diseases. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of PI3K in the pathogenesis of severe asthma remains unknown.

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Background: Secondary organizing pneumonia (OP) is associated with other pathological conditions, such as infections, drugs, cancers and radiotherapy. Lung cancer-associated secondary OP has rarely been reported.

Case Review: In this study, we reported on a case of secondary OP caused by lung cancer.

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